To help promote their 2011 release ‘Superhappyfuntimesfriends’ Australian alternative band Regurgitator have posted a new video online.
The video utilises lots of footage from a public domain Japanese monster movie; it’s irreverent style well suited to the new song ‘No Show’, one of the punk tracks from the recent album.
‘Superhappyfuntimesfriends’ is available from Regurgitator’s BandCamp page, on a pay-what-you-want basis. You can also read a review of the album here.
2011 was a big year for Primus. Following their 2001 hiatus to persue other projects, there have been sporadic reunions, but nothing long-term. In September 2011, they released ‘Green Naugahyde’, their first full studio album in a decade. Not only that, but the band also visited the UK and various other European territories for the first time since the ‘Antipop’ tour.
Every show in Europe was sold out. At the two UK shows (London and Manchester), Les Claypool, Ler Lalonde and original Primus drummer Jay Lane were given a heroes welcome. Unsurprisingly, UK shows for the first quarter of 2012 were announced almost immediately.
At the end of 2011, Primus appeared at the Brazilian SWU Festival. The set was filmed by a professional crew for a TV broadcast. If you weren’t lucky enough to catch any of the ‘Green Naugahyde’ shows, hopefully this will provide a small consolation.
New footage of Green Day performing Misfits’ ‘Hybrid Moments’ has appeared online and can be seen below.
The clip is supposed to celebrate Metallica’s thirtieth anniversary – the only connection between Green Day and Metallica being a shared love of Glenn Danzig & Jerry Only’s pioneering horror zombie punks.
Earlier this year, Green Day played a secret show where they unveiled a truckload of new material, including a tribute to the then recently-deceased Amy Winehouse. It is not yet known how the band plans to use any of the new songs…
Ska punk heroes Less Than Jake take to the road again early next year. Although only a handful of dates have been confirmed so far, fans can catch the band at the below venues throughout February 2012. Expect an announcement confirming other dates soon.
February 16, 2012 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl*
February 17, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre*
February 18, 2012 Towson, MD Recher Theatre*
February 19, 2012 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs
February 21, 2012 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
February 22, 2012 Buffalo, NY Rapids Theater
February 23, 2012 Cleveland, OH Peabodys
February 24, 2012 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
Support at all dates comes from Samiam and Flatfoot 56. Plow United will also appear at those marked *.
On December 19th, Radiohead will release two “new” tracks.
The stuido versions of ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘Staircase’ will be released for download via Amazon UK. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the ‘King of Limbs’ album, but not included on the final release. Fans first got to hear these tracks during Radiohead’s ‘Live From The Basement’ broadcast shortly after the album’s release.
You can view the full ‘Basement’ performance, including ‘Daily Mail’ and ‘Staircase’ below.